Bryson McCalley is the founder and CEO of LAST OF A DYNG SEED, an author, filmmaker, and mentor shaped by hard-earned experience. Raised amid violence in Long Beach and later serving 15 years in a Level IV California prison, Bryson chose growth over defeat. He shares how trauma and environment pushed him toward incarceration, and how prison became the proving ground where he built discipline, educated himself, and rediscovered his creative edge. From strategic thinking to authentic communication, those skills fueled his success after release. In this conversation, Bryson and Carlos Vasquez unpack discipline, creativity in the age of AI, life inside high-security prisons, and how to build a meaningful legacy… no matter where you start.